Helen Hamann Designs and Kits!

Helen’s newest designs

There were lots of people looking for Helen when we were there–her designs are always popular because of the great design.  Helen couldn’t make it in person, but we showed off her wonderful calendars, and garments, plus kits for many of her styles.

In the 2012 Calendar

This gorgeous ball gown was absolutely the biggest hit of the entire fashion show!

Now, here’s your chance to grab one of Helen’s kits at 20% off!

We have an extensive variety of kits in beautiful colors.  More than a dozen styles to choose from!

 So go pick your favorite, and make your next project a real stunner!

Notes from TNNA

This was a great TNNA market! I came home feeling newly energized and enthusiastic about knitting & crochet: new yarns, new designers, fashion trends. It was actually the most exciting Market I have attended, even though there were fewer exhibitors and fewer attendees than previous markets. Maybe it was just that all the excitement was distilled down and distributed among fewer people.
I arrived Thursday afternoon and went to a class on intentional patterning of hand-dyed yarns. I need to actually try it out on some of our yarn before trying to communicate it to all of you.
Friday I spent most of the day in class with Cat Bordhi, (you’ve heard of her, right?) learning more about writing up patterns for kits. Cat is one of those people who just “charges into the fray” and somehow things come out right. So much energy!
Monday morning I spent with Lily Chin, in a class on interpreting fashion trends. What a fun and knowledgeable lady — she is soooo talented, and she talks a mile a minute.

I hope to use these classes to increase the interest in our newsletters as well as our products and patterns that we offer to you.

Next post, pictures!